It did not start with Donald Trump. In Mother Jones’ Washington Bureau Chief David Corn's new book, he details the long history of Republican Party condoning and encouraging crazy conspiracies to gain and hold on to power. It’s called American Psychosis, a Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy. It’s a great read and can be bought at your local bookstore or online here. 

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Trump’s Legal Peril. Biden Hits Putin. Inflation Hits Biden. Electoral Count Act Reform. Midterms Very Close. Speaker McCarthy? With Jeff Dufour, Editor in Chief of the National Journal, Sarah Wire, Justice Department and National Security Reporter at the Los Angeles Times, Leah Askarinam, Senior Editor at Grid News and Alex Roarty, White House Correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers

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How did Barack Obama and Joe Biden meet? What did they think of each other? Was there’s really a bromance? And how did these two very different men form a very successful partnership for eight years in the White House. What did Barack Obama think of Biden’s chances in 2020? What is their relationship today? All those questions and more are answered in the new book, "The Long Alliance. The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama" by New York Magazine National Correspondent Gabriel Debenedetti. You probably know Gabe from his many appearances on the Bill Press Reporters’ Roundtable. Bill highly recommends the book and it can be purchased here.

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Mixed Signals on the Economy. Rail Strike Averted. Lyndsey Graham’s Abortion Bomb. Marriage Equality Stalls. Midterms in Full Swing. Trump Threat. DeSantis Stunt. with Jason Dick, Editor in Chief at CQ-Roll Call, Melanie Mason, National Political Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent for New York magazine and author of the brand new book, The Long Alliance: The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama which you can purchase here. And Alayna Treene, Congressional reporter for Axios and Co-author of the Axios Sneak Peek newsletter.

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Two months to the midterms. Bill talks to Steven Shepard, the Senior campaigns and elections editor and chief polling analyst for Politico. The often predicted Red Wave for the GOP has disappeared. But has this made a Blue Save possible?

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The Queen and America. An Aggressive DOJ. Bannon Indicted Again. The Obamas at The White House. Michigan to Vote on Abortion. Arizona and Ohio Senate Races. Biden on the Attack. With David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA Today, Philp Bump, National Correspondent for The Washington Post and author of the Newsletter: "How To Read This Chart" and Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. Political Reporter, DailyMail.com. 

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We say it all the time. Down ballot races are very important. Lauren Baer is someone doing something about it. She is the Managing Partner at Arena, an organization convening training and supporting the next generation of candidates and campaign staff. With an emphasis on diversifying young people going into Democratic politics. But she is no newcomer to policy and politics. She spent six years in the State Department working for Hillary Clinton and John Kerry and Samantha power at the United Nations. She ran for Congress in Florida in a Purple to Red district and got more votes than any Democrat ever had.

Today Bill is highlighting the work of Lauren’s organization, Arena. You can help support their work at Arena.run.

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Palin Upset. Trump Making it Worse. Biden Goes on the Attack. Democratic Midterm Outlook Brightens. With Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal, Abby Livingston from the Almanac of American Politics and Niall Stanage, White House Columnist for The Hill and Political Analyst at News Nation AM 

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Congresswoman Jackie Speier represents California's 14th congressional district just south of San Francisco. Jackie has been a strong leader on the important issue of sexual assault in the military. She's been relentless going after the Generals in the Pentagon pressuring them to take cases of sexual assault out of the military chain of command. Where they were too often just swept under the rug. Rep. Speier is retiring this year and reflects on the current fragile state of American Democracy. 

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Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, Nevada, New Hampshire. All states with key races in the midterms, covered by Bill and Allan Smith, Political reporter for NBC News and Chris Cadelago, White House correspondent covering Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and politics for Politico.

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